diff --git a/internal/core/printer.go b/internal/core/printer.go
index 40c7194..2d322bb 100644
--- a/internal/core/printer.go
+++ b/internal/core/printer.go
@@ -132,3 +132,52 @@ func (p *Printer) WriteString(s string) (int, error) {
 func (p *Printer) WriteRune(r rune) (int, error) {
 	return p.buf.WriteRune(r)
 }
+
+// WriteErrorMsg writes the provided error to the printer.
+func WriteErrorMsg(p *Printer, err error) {
+	WriteErrorMsgNoFlush(p, err)
+	p.Flush()
+}
+
+// WriteErrorMsgNoFlush writes the provided error msg to the printer, but does
+// not flush the printer.
+func WriteErrorMsgNoFlush(p *Printer, err error) {
+	p.Set(Red)
+	p.Set(Bold)
+	p.WriteString("error")
+	p.Reset()
+	p.WriteString(": ")
+
+	if pt, ok := err.(PrinterTo); ok {
+		pt.PrintTo(p)
+	} else {
+		p.WriteString(err.Error())
+	}
+	p.WriteString("\n")
+}
+
+// WriteWarningMsg writes the provided warning msg to the printer.
+func WriteWarningMsg(p *Printer, msg string) {
+	p.Set(Bold)
+	p.Set(Yellow)
+	p.WriteString("warning")
+	p.Reset()
+	p.WriteString(": ")
+
+	p.WriteString(msg)
+	p.WriteString("\n")
+	p.Flush()
+}
+
+// WriteInfoMsg writes the provided info msg to the printer.
+func WriteInfoMsg(p *Printer, msg string) {
+	p.Set(Bold)
+	p.Set(Green)
+	p.WriteString("info")
+	p.Reset()
+	p.WriteString(": ")
+
+	p.WriteString(msg)
+	p.WriteString("\n")
+	p.Flush()
+}
diff --git a/internal/fetch/fetch.go b/internal/fetch/fetch.go
index 55f6789..982df1a 100644
--- a/internal/fetch/fetch.go
+++ b/internal/fetch/fetch.go
@@ -72,13 +72,7 @@ func Fetch(ctx context.Context, r *Request) int {
 	}
 
 	p := r.PrinterHandle.Stderr()
-	p.Set(core.Red)
-	p.Set(core.Bold)
-	p.WriteString("error")
-	p.Reset()
-	p.WriteString(": ")
-	p.WriteString(err.Error())
-	p.WriteString("\n")
+	core.WriteErrorMsgNoFlush(p, err)
 
 	if isCertificateErr(err) {
 		p.WriteString("\n")
diff --git a/internal/fetch/print.go b/internal/fetch/print.go
index 04cfad2..0f57e73 100644
--- a/internal/fetch/print.go
+++ b/internal/fetch/print.go
@@ -113,13 +113,8 @@ func printResponseHeaders(p *core.Printer, resp *http.Response) {
 }
 
 func printBinaryWarning(p *core.Printer) {
-	p.Set(core.Bold)
-	p.Set(core.Yellow)
-	p.WriteString("warning")
-	p.Reset()
-	p.WriteString(": the response body appears to be binary\n\n")
-	p.WriteString("To output to the terminal anyway, use '--output -'\n")
-	p.Flush()
+	msg := "the response body appears to be binary\n\nTo output to the terminal anyway, use '--output -'"
+	core.WriteWarningMsg(p, msg)
 }
 
 func colorForStatus(code int) core.Sequence {
diff --git a/internal/update/update.go b/internal/update/update.go
index 4a0d4b7..99449b0 100644
--- a/internal/update/update.go
+++ b/internal/update/update.go
@@ -27,14 +27,7 @@ func Update(ctx context.Context, p *core.Printer, timeout time.Duration, silent
 		return 0
 	}
 
-	p.Set(core.Bold)
-	p.Set(core.Red)
-	p.WriteString("error")
-	p.Reset()
-	p.WriteString(": ")
-	p.WriteString(err.Error())
-	p.WriteString("\n")
-	p.Flush()
+	core.WriteErrorMsg(p, err)
 	return 1
 }
 
@@ -67,7 +60,8 @@ func update(ctx context.Context, p *core.Printer, timeout time.Duration, silent
 	// Update the last updated time in the metadata file.
 	err = updateLastUpdatedTime(cacheDir, time.Now())
 	if err != nil {
-		writeWarning(p, fmt.Sprintf("unable to update the 'last updated' timestamp: %s", err.Error()))
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("unable to update the 'last updated' timestamp: %s", err.Error())
+		core.WriteWarningMsg(p, msg)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -278,18 +272,6 @@ func writeInfo(p *core.Printer, silent bool, s string) {
 	p.Flush()
 }
 
-func writeWarning(p *core.Printer, s string) {
-	p.Set(core.Bold)
-	p.Set(core.Yellow)
-	p.WriteString("warning")
-	p.Reset()
-	p.WriteString(": ")
-
-	p.WriteString(s)
-	p.WriteString("\n")
-	p.Flush()
-}
-
 // randomString returns a random string of lower-case letters of length "n".
 func randomString(n int) string {
 	var sb strings.Builder
@@ -446,7 +428,7 @@ func acquireLock(ctx context.Context, p *core.Printer, dir string, block bool) (
 		}
 
 		if i == 0 {
-			writeWarning(p, "waiting on lock to begin updating\n")
+			core.WriteWarningMsg(p, "waiting on lock to begin updating\n")
 		}
 
 		mult := time.Duration(min(i, 10))
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index d89d7e9..f06c276 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -41,14 +41,7 @@ func main() {
 	file, err := config.GetFile(app.ConfigPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		p := core.NewHandle(app.Cfg.Color).Stderr()
-		writeErrPrefix(p)
-		if pt, ok := err.(core.PrinterTo); ok {
-			pt.PrintTo(p)
-		} else {
-			p.WriteString(err.Error())
-		}
-		p.WriteString("\n")
-		p.Flush()
+		core.WriteErrorMsg(p, err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	if file != nil {
@@ -173,7 +166,8 @@ func checkForUpdate(ctx context.Context, p *core.Printer, dur time.Duration) {
 	// Check the metadata file to see if we should start an async update.
 	ok, err := update.NeedsUpdate(ctx, p, dur)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeWarning(p, fmt.Sprintf("unable to check if update is needed: %s", err.Error()))
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("unable to check if update is needed: %s", err.Error())
+		core.WriteWarningMsg(p, msg)
 		return
 	}
 	if !ok {
@@ -191,15 +185,9 @@ func checkForUpdate(ctx context.Context, p *core.Printer, dur time.Duration) {
 
 // writeCLIErr writes the provided CLI error to the Printer.
 func writeCLIErr(p *core.Printer, err error) {
-	writeErrPrefix(p)
-
-	if pt, ok := err.(core.PrinterTo); ok {
-		pt.PrintTo(p)
-	} else {
-		p.WriteString(err.Error())
-	}
+	core.WriteErrorMsgNoFlush(p, err)
 
-	p.WriteString("\n\nFor more information, try '")
+	p.WriteString("\nFor more information, try '")
 
 	p.Set(core.Bold)
 	p.WriteString("--help")
@@ -208,23 +196,3 @@ func writeCLIErr(p *core.Printer, err error) {
 	p.WriteString("'.\n")
 	p.Flush()
 }
-
-func writeErrPrefix(p *core.Printer) {
-	p.Set(core.Bold)
-	p.Set(core.Red)
-	p.WriteString("error")
-	p.Reset()
-	p.WriteString(": ")
-}
-
-func writeWarning(p *core.Printer, s string) {
-	p.Set(core.Bold)
-	p.Set(core.Yellow)
-	p.WriteString("warning")
-	p.Reset()
-	p.WriteString(": ")
-
-	p.WriteString(s)
-	p.WriteString("\n")
-	p.Flush()
-}